Belbek

a river in the Crimea. It is 55 km long and drains a basin of 505 sq km. It rises on a northwestern slope of the main ridge of the Crimean Mountains and flows into the Black Sea 5 km north of Sevastopol’ Bay. The Bel’bek is the most copious river in the Crimea, with an average year-round discharge of 2.7 cubic m per sec. From July to September it usually dries out. Orchards grow in the valley.